November

Writing

Kids were feeling very successful writing the sounds they hear in words throughout our last writing unit: Observing and Writing Like A Scientist. We worked on making our sketches look like the object we were observing.

One day Mrs. Wheeler took us outside to look closely at a section of our woods.  We found lots of really cool things to look at!

 

5th Grade Buddies

We are loving Monday afternoons spent playing games with our 5th grade buddies!

Motor Lab

Mrs. Belanger and I had our first motor lab on Wednesday afternoon.    This is a time when kids participate in fun activities that help them develop large muscles.  The weather was beautiful so we had motor lab out on the playground.  Once it gets colder, we'll move inside to the gym.

bounce and catch

rolling down the hill

 

 skipping, running, and galloping

scooter boards

balance beam

5th Grade Buddies

Monday afternoons are the day that kindergartners get to spend some time with their 5th grade buddies.  This week Mr. Hall brought everyone out to the garden.

First the kids picked beans and collected the seeds.

Then they picked some carrots.  The kids were thrilled to find some REALLY BIG carrots!

The Rules of Listening

Mrs. Libby and her puppet friends, Slow Down Snail and Impulsive Puppy, visited kindergarten on Wednesday for our weekly guidance lesson.  She talked more about Whole Body Listening and taught the kids the 4 Rules of Listening.

Rule #1:  Eyes Watching

Rule #2:  Ears Listening

Rule #3:  Body Still

Rule #4:  Voices Quiet

At the end of the lesson, Mrs. Libby ended with her fun game of Hot Potato.

A Day in K

Check out this video of kids talking about their day.

Our trip to Hannaford

Yesterday we went on a field trip to Hannaford.  Anita did a great job giving the kids a behind the scenes tour of the grocery store.

Learning about lobsters was fun!

We saw how some of the machines in the meat department worked.

Going into the freezer was very exciting!